Sharks defenseman Dan Boyle was carted off on a
stretcher after a scary incident in St Louis on Tuesday night. The veteran
blueliner was checked in the numbers by Blues malcontent Max Lappiere, hitting
his head on the boards just below the glass. Boyle was out before he even hit
the ice, lying motionless on the ice for several minutes. He was taken to a
nearby hospital where he was moving, but was being held for observations.

* The Sharks exacted the best revenge, unloading on the Blues in a 6-2
drubbing.

* Both teams racked up 67 penalty minutes in the moments after Boyle
was injured. Matt Pelech and Andrew Desjardins immediately went after Lapierre
who was tossed from the game with a major penalty for checking from behind. In
all, 89 penalty minutes were distributed during the game.

* San
Jose exploited the Blues penalty killing by scoring three goals on seven power
play chances.

* Tomas Hertl was held without a goal, but he did record
an assist on Joe Thornton's 3rd period goal, giving him 9 points on the season.

* With all the scoring put on the board by San Jose, defenseman Jason
Demers still managed a -1 plus-minus rating on the night. Alex Steen and David
Backes each suffered through -3 nights for the Blues.

* In addition to
losing Boyle, the Sharks were without Pelech who was tossed with a game
misconduct for his pursuit of Lappiere.

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